Spotlight: Stage listings

Thursday

Jun 19, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Area theater offerings, from the Players' Ring to Seacoast Repertory Theatre, and what's going on at W.E.S.T.

Stage

Ongoing | Portsmouth Underbelly Tour Murder, scandal and whorehouses are nothing new for this bawdy tour that proves history does not have to be boring. The adults only tour is stand-up history at its best as costumed characters take visitors back into a history that the city would like to forget. The Portsmouth Underbelly is performed every Monday and Saturday at 6 p.m. on the corner of State and Pleasant streets (The Rusty Hammer) in Portsmouth. Tour is $10. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling (978) 683-7745 or reserve online at Underbellyports.net. Guests should arrive roughly 15 minutes early.

through July 19 | pirates of penzance The story spins an hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers, dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major-General, all morally bound to the often-ridiculous dictates of honor and duty. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 433-4472 or visit the box office at 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Tickets also may be purchased online at www.seacoastrep.org.

June 22 | dorks in dungeons, 7 p.m. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Final show of the season. This show marks the temporary end-point of their improvised fantasy adventure in a two-hour improv comedy show in the tradition of games like Dungeons and Dragons. The regular cast will be joined by special guests Christine Penny, Dan Beaulieu, and Kevin Condardo of Seven Stages Shakespeare Company. Pay-what-you-can at the door or pre-order tickets $12 online at www.seacoastrep.org. For information, call Kathleen Cavalaro at 646-712-4978 or e-mail KathleenCavalaro@gmail.com.

June 25 | Mysterious Subtext Theatre 2K14 Live! Presents "She Gods of Shark Reef," 7:30 p.m. at Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Lobby and Bar open at 6:30 p.m. All tickets are general admission and are $5. Seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased online at www.seacoastrep.org, in person at 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, or over the phone at 433-4472.

June 27-29 | Ancestral Voices, Actors Collaborative Theatre of New England presents AR Gurney's heartwarming family story at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. Performances at 8 p.m. Friday, June 27; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28; and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Tickets $20/$18. Purchase online at www.actonenh.org or reserve at 300-2986.

June 28 | impersonators of romance III — A night to remember, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at Garrison Players Arts Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students under 18. They can be purchased at the door, by calling 750-4278 or at www.garrisonplayers.org. The arts center is located on Route 4, at the corner of Roberts Road in Rollinsford.

June 20-July 5 | arsenic and Old Lace, Season opener at Hackmatack Playhouse. "Arsenic and Old Lace" is a comedy about the crazy Brewster family. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster must deal with his homicidal aunts, a brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, an uncle who is a Boris Karloff look-a-like and the Brooklyn police as he questions his promise to marry the woman he loves. It opens Friday, June 20 at Hackmatack Playhouse, School Street (Route 9) in Berwick. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday evenings with a 2 p.m. Thursday matinee. Tickets and 2014 Hackmatack Playhouse 'Flex-Passes" are on sale. Individual ticket prices are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors, Thursday senior special of $20, and $10 for students under age 20. A "Flex-Pass" is a ticket good for 4 admissions to any Hackmatack show during the season. Flex-passes are $90 for adults, $80 for seniors, and $75 for seniors for Thursdays. Tickets are available at www.Hackmatack.org or by phone, (207) 698-1807.

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